| Ed Fiori | |
| Fullname: | Edward Ray Fiori |
| Birth Date: | 21 April 1953 |
| Birth Place: | Lynwood, California, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Houston, Texas, U.S.[1] |
| Weight: | 220lb |
| College: | University of Houston |
| Yearpro: | 1977 |
| Extour: | PGA Tour Champions Tour |
| Prowins: | 7 |
| Pgawins: | 4 |
| Champwins: | 1 |
| Otherwins: | 2 |
| Masters: | T6: 1980 |
| Usopen: | T35: 1978 |
| Open: | DNP |
| Pga: | T9: 1989 |
Edward Ray Fiori (April 21, 1953 – July 6, 2025) was an American professional golfer who won four times on the PGA Tour and one time on the Champions Tour.
Fiori was born in Lynwood, California. During his childhood, Fiori would sneak through a barbed wire fence to a nine-hole course near his home in Downey, California to practice his game.[2] He attended the University of Houston where he played on the Houston Cougars golf team.
In 1977, Fiori turned pro. He joined the PGA Tour after his success at Fall 1977 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates.
Fiori's first of four tournament wins on the PGA Tour was at the 1979 Southern Open. His last victory at the 1996 Quad City Classic led to the postponement of his plans to retire from the game and become a charter-boat captain. Fiori's previous PGA tour victory was at the 1982 Bob Hope Desert Classic.[3] Fiori beat Tiger Woods at Quad City preventing Woods from gaining his first PGA Tour title. This would be the first of only four times in Woods' career that he would fail to win after holding the 54-hole-lead, all of Woods failure weren't majors until Yang Yong-eun outplayed Woods 13 years later at the 2009 PGA Championship.
Fiori had been plagued with weight-related health problems, which led to him undergoing spinal fusion surgery in 2005.[4] He lived in the Houston suburb of Sugar Land, Texas.[5]
Fiori died of cancer on July 6, 2025, at the age of 72.[6] [7] [8]
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Open | −14 (69-72-65-68=274) | Playoff |  Tom Weiskopf | ||
| 2 | Western Open | −11 (74-67-69-67=277) | 4 strokes | Jim Colbert, Greg Powers, Jim Simons | ||
| 3 | Bob Hope Desert Classic | −25 (70-65-66-67-67=335) | Playoff | Tom Kite | ||
| 4 | Quad City Classic | −12 (66-68-67-67=268) | 2 strokes | Andrew Magee |
PGA Tour playoff record (2–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1979 | Southern Open | Tom Weiskopf | Won with birdie on second extra hole | |
| 2 | 1982 | Tom Kite | Won with birdie on second extra hole |
Champions Tour playoff record (1–0)
| Tournament | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T6 | CUT | CUT | CUT | |||||||||
| U.S. Open | T35 | CUT | T46 | CUT | |||||||||
| PGA Championship | CUT | T33 | T54 | T55 | CUT | T51 | T52 | T9 |
| Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | ||||||||
| U.S. Open | |||||||||
| PGA Championship | T69 | CUT |
